Length14h 1m
About this audiobook
"Tono-Bungay" is a semi-autobiographical novel written by H.G. Wells. It tells the story of George Ponderevo, who grows up with a poor, yet aspiring, ambitious uncle. The uncle invents a quack medicine named 'Tono-Bungay' that surprisingly becomes a successful business. George becomes involved in his uncle's business, leading him into various adventures, including a failed attempt at building an airship. The novel explores themes of social mobility, the power of advertising, and the dark consequences of capitalist greed.
Audiobook details
GenreLiterary Classics
Length14 hrs 1 min
Narrated byListen with 1,000+ voices
FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateJan 1, 1909
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Title
11Book The Third The Great Days Of Tono-Bungay
2Book The First The Days Before Tono-Bungay Was Invented
12Chapter The First The Hardingham Hotel, And How We Became Big People
3Chapter The First Of Bladesover House, And My Mother; And The Constitution Of Society
13Chapter The Second Our Progress From Camden Town To Crest Hill
4Chapter The Second Of My Launch Into The World And The Last 1 Saw Of Bladesover
14Chapter The Third Soaring
5Chapter The Third The Wimblehurst Apprenticeship
15Chapter The Fourth How 1 Stole The Heaps Of Quap From Mordet Island
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6Book The Second The Rise Of Tono-Bungay
16Book The Fourth The Aftermath Of Tono-Bungay
7Chapter The First How 1 Became A London Student And Went Astray
17Chapter The First The Stick Of The Rocket
8Chapter The Second The Dawn Comes, And My Uncle Appears In A New Silk Hat
18Chapter The Second Love Among The Wreckage
9Chapter The Third How We Made Tono-Bungay Hum
19Chapter The Third Night And The Open Sea
10Chapter The Fourth Marion
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